The microscope: Fridays – the good, the bad, the black
Hi, readers of the “this is no jive” column, by the time you will be reading this week’s presentation, you would have given thanks (Thanksgiving),…
Sixth Form Pathways Programme – Attempt to postpone a bigger problem
It is my opinion that a country’s education policy must be aligned with the social and economic development policy that is being pursued by that…
Protesters ask for resignation of Burkinabѐ president
Burkina Faso is in the news these days for two reasons: the discontent of populations that are asking for the resignation of President Roch Marc…
The microscope: “Let there be love or not”
Hi my friends, how have you been since my last column? I pray you are well and in the best of health to benefit from…
Diwali Season in Trinidad and Tobago
It’s Diwali season again and I have already made my favorite sweets. For most of you who have never heard of it, Diwali is the…
Cameroon: A nation gradually moving toward chaos
Many people think that Cameroon is a West African country, probably because it shares a border with Nigeria, the African giant. Cameroon shares borders with…
The microscope: ”Anything black not good”- no jive
The pessimistic undertone relating to blackness, in my view, stems from a deliberate plan to ceremoniously dishonour the human spirit of the dark pigmented people…
The violent “microbes” in Côte d’Ivoire
It is very common to hear statements like “Ivorian Civil War” or “Ivorian Civil Wars”. They refer to the armed conflict that shook the West…
The microscope: This is no jive – science or sciences
I start our discourse this week with a funny story. When I was in my teens, at one of the family’s Christmas dinners, my uncle,…
Jamaica, the Caribbean and AOSIS at COP26
Jamaica, the Caribbean and other Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) members will arrive in Glasgow for the 31 October to 12 November 2021, 26th…